Mate of the Dragon God

Chapter Six: What It Means To Be A Mate

Note: Thanks for the comments about continuing they've been very motivating. It's been exam season so I've been a little slower but here's an update in the meantime. 

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Auria felt so strange when she awoke. Everything felt warm and comfortable, and she deeply felt at peace though she knew something was odd, different. Next to her, Cyrus snoozed, one arm loosely holding her. His tail wrapped the two of them together as if it were twine tying letters together. His ankle crossed her own. What she initially believed was snoring she realized was a gentle purring coming from Cyrus. Unsure what to do or how to be properly intimate, she snuggled closer to his form. The whole exchange was incredibly frightening and fast, and Auria had no clue what to do. But, she knew that she was with Cyrus– Cyrus would be her ally. Even though she was scared to start the process, having him in her corner would ease her in. Maybe– or, maybe she had just jumped wildly into something unprepared.

Cyrus made a small noise during her pondering that caused her to turn and look toward him. When she did so she realized his eyes were lazily open and he was softly smiling at her. It was hard to tell if he was flushed with the reddish undertones that remained ever present on his skin, but Auria felt that he was. At least, she felt like she was.

"Good morning, my love, sleep well?" Cyrus questioned with his lips curled into a smug smile. Auria nodded. She slept better than she had in years. There was a lot for them to go over, and frankly, she didn't know where to start. She could feel the heat in her cheeks before she even processed that she was embarrassed. She covered her face unconsciously, only for Cyrus to wiggle closer to her. "Why be shy now?" He poked her bare stomach with a sharp fingernail. Auria peaked out beneath her fingers at him to see him inches from her face now. His hot breath was on her hands, his eyes like slits staring at her. If she had been tiny and small, the size of a thimble, she might think she was hiding from a dragon just like in the storybooks. Being peered at by the stark reptilian eyes. 

In actuality, she was hiding from a dragon. She was hiding just like the storybooks with the small creatures, humans, goats, and the like, being hunted and toyed with by the giant predators. She was hiding from a dragon at that very moment, just not well. The dragon in question had now completely encased her in his arms and was rolling around full of pleased energy that couldn't let him be stationary. She still kept her hands on her flushed cheeks as he rocked with her back and forth. 

"Is it so wrong to be embarrassed?" Auria asked, causing a pause in the tumbling that Cyrus was doing with her in his grip. He was clearly a little confused, his head tilting in the way that smaller animals would tilt upon confusion. Their legs were still brushed together, but Cyrus was now an arm's length away instead of cocooning her. 

"Embarrassed about what?" His eyebrows shot up quickly and he raised his arm and sniffed himself. "Am I unclean smelling?" His eyebrows moved up further and he raised his palms defensively. "You are not unclean smelling! Just so you know." Auria shook her head and sighed, she wanted to smile and joke with him but was already very conflicted. She had done something she never thought she would have done before, and so quickly at that. Not even a full day of knowing the man, beast... dragon, had she willingly mounted him.

"We had sex, that's..."

"- You're embarrassed about having sex with your mate?" Cyrus threw his head back and laughed a deep laugh. When he pulled his head forward, finishing with his unabashed amusement he pulled it forward deeper, resting it in the crook of Auria's neck with deep exhales. She felt the air from his nose hit her neck and felt him chuff occasionally with deep-rooted giggles he could not seem to shake. "You will need to be less shy eventually, you know?" Auria felt his lips smile against her collarbone.